On Dec 3, 2006 in Ringaskiddy, Cork Harbour residents
and their public representatives came together on the 22nd anniversary
of the Bhopal disaster (India 1984) to highight the fact that Dow
Chemicals (which incorporates Union Carbide Corporation - owners of
the Bhopal plant) is a shareholder in Indaver, the company that intends
building a toxic waste incinerator at Ringaskiddy.

Today (Sun 3 Dec, 2006, 11.30am), in Ringaskiddy,
Co Cork members of communities from around Cork Harbour were joined
by public representatives on 22nd Anniversary of the Bhopal Disaster
(India 1984), to highlight that Dow Chemicals incorporating Union
Carbide Corporation, are shareholders of Indaver, the company that
intends to unleash a cocktail of toxic chemicals on the Cork Harbour
communities.

A short ceremony took place to remember the 20,000
victims of Bhopal as part of a Santa Scramble organised by CHASE to
raise funds for the ongoing campaign to stop a 100,000 tonne hazardous
waste incinerator and a 100,000 tonne municipal waste incinerator
being built in Ringaskiddy.

A delegation of Santas delivered a clear message
that the incinerator issue has put the Government and the incinerator
firmly on Santa’s naughty list. Public representatives taking
part included Cllr Ciaran Lynch, deputising for the Lord Mayor and
Dan Boyle TD (Green Party) .

Speaking at the proposed Incinerator Site, Chairperson
Mary O’Leary said “We are appalled that companies with
a track record such as Dow Chemicals would have a say in key decisions
in the future of Cork Harbour if this incinerator proceeds, it must
not be allowed to happen. Dow Chemicals with an already shameful environmental
track record, abdicated responsibility for the victims of the Bhopal
Disaster. People are still suffering because of this. We will be making
a donation to the Victims of Bhopal fund as a token of solidarity
with these people.

This campaign is a campaign to protect Cork Harbour
and our health, because An Bord Pleanala (against their Inspector's
advice), the Irish Government, and the EPA have abdicated their responsibility
to do so.”

The Flemish Government, employee shareholders
and 23 Corporate Shareholders, one of whom is Dow Chemicals, own Indaver.
The largest private shareholder (14.9 %) is Belgian energy giant Electrabel,
which owns and operates power-generating stations across Europe, including
Nuclear Power Stations in France and Belgium.